Minnesota / Cannabis Management Office

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Cannabis Management Office

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Cannabis Management Office is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 107 employees with median total compensation of $62,809; the highest distinct record was $180,867.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6.7M
Employees: 107
Median total: $62,809
Highest record: $180,867

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,306$126,217+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 107 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($62,809) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $61,899 (99%)
Overtime — $348 (1%)
Other — $400 (1%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$11,747

$32,305

$62,809

$96,370

$113,507

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,507 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,747. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

State Program Administrative Senior

12 · $55,372

State Program Administrative Principal

9 · $96,533

Customer Services Specialist Int

9 · $36,085

State Program Administrative Intermediate

8 · $46,019

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior

7 · $7,676

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$1.2M —	19 —	$64,234 —
2025	$6.7M ▲ 451.2%	107 ▲ 463.2%	$62,809 ▼ 2.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kara Shand

Human Resources Specialist 2/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$5,278

Sub-department: HR Staff
Base pay: $5,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,278
Hire date: 2025-05-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kara Shand is a Human Resources Specialist 2 at Cannabis Management Office within HR Staff. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $5,278. They are represented by Confidential.

Jessica Whiting

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$3,931

Sub-department: Licensing Review Staff
Base pay: $3,931
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,931
Hire date: 2024-07-18
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jessica Whiting works as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior for Cannabis Management Office within Licensing Review Staff. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Jessica earned $3,931 in 2025. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Christina On

Planner Principal State/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$3,919

Sub-department: Regulatory Staff
Base pay: $3,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,919
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Christina On works as a Planner Principal State for Cannabis Management Office within Regulatory Staff. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. Christina earned $3,919 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Joshua Vandenavond

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$1,806

Sub-department: Legal Services Staff
Base pay: $1,806
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,806
Hire date: 2025-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joshua Vandenavond is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Cannabis Management Office within Legal Services Staff. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $1,806. They are represented by Technical.

Alana Mcbane

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$1,715

Sub-department: Legal Services Staff
Base pay: $1,715
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,715
Hire date: 2025-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Alana Mcbane is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Cannabis Management Office within Legal Services Staff. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $1,715. They are represented by Technical.

Stefan Egan

State Program Administrative Senior/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$1,306

Sub-department: Compliance 2
Base pay: $1,306
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,306
Hire date: 2025-01-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Cannabis Management Office, Stefan Egan serves as a State Program Administrative Senior within Compliance 2. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,306. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.